The Italian swimmers, Francesco Ghettini, in men's, and Barbara Pozzobon in women's competition are winners of the 32nd Ohrid Swimming Marathon, held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov.

The race started at the complex "St. Naum" and finsished at the city port in Ohrid. A total of 30 swimmers in men's and women's competitions competed on the 25 km long route "Klime Savin".
Macedonia was represented by Evgenij Pop Acev and Aleksandar Ilievski.

President Ivanov congratulated the winners at the finish, at the city port, and handed them laurel wreaths.

The Italian swimmers, Francesco Ghettini, in men’s, and Barbara Pozzobon in women’s competition are winners of the 32^nd Ohrid Swimming Marathon, held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov.

The race started at the complex “St. Naum” and finsished at the city port in Ohrid. A total of 30 swimmers in men’s and women’s competitions competed on the 25 km long route “Klime Savin”.

Macedonia was represented by Evgenij Pop Acev and Aleksandar Ilievski.

 
President Ivanov congratulated the winners at the finish, at the city port, and handed them laurel wreaths.

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, received today, at the Villa Biljana in Ohrid, the winner of the Golden Wreath award at the Struga Poetry Evenings, the Polish poet Adam Zagajewski, the winner of the "Bridges of Struga" award of the SPE and UNESCO, the Finnish poet Pauli Tapio, and the organizers of the 57th edition of the Struga Poetry Evenings.

President Ivanov congratulated the awarded poets, assuming that the received awards are recognition for their overall poetic activity.

"Struga Poetry Evenings a real joy every year for the city of Struga, as well as for all poetry lovers. The festival is an important cultural event in the world of literature, a manifestation through which, as through an open window, you can see and hear what is happening in the world poetry", President Ivanov said at the meeting.

At the reception, President Ivanov acknowledged the overall organization of the Struga Poetry Evenings, and expressed expectation that the successful organization of this supreme international cultural event will continue in the future, which is of particular importance for the presentation of the Macedonian and world poetic creativity and the affirmation of Republic of Macedonia in the world.

This year's 57th Struga Poetry Evenings are attended by 30 poets from 29 countries of the world, as well as 50 poets from Macedonia.

In 2011, President Ivanov honored the manifestation "Struga Poetry Evenings" with the Order of Merit for Macedonia.

The School for Young Leaders has become a recognizable brand, said the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, at the opening of the 9th School for Young Leaders, which is taking place in Struga, in the period August 20-31.

- In these nine years, we have become a recognizable brand. All these years we are creating a future for the young, but also youth for the future. Each generation learned from the previous one, and we also learned from them. Therefore every generation was offered topics that preoccupy young people, Ivanov said.

This year, he stressed, we will be talking about leadership in all spheres of everyday life that change so fast that we cannot follow them individually.

- We are committed to everything that is going on globally to convey to young people who have the desire and need of knowledge. You are here to learn and to perfect yourself. Knowledge very quickly becomes obsolete, but wisdom is eternal. Those who learn from the wise will always be able to find out solutions whatever happens, Ivanov said.

The opening of the School was addressed by the former President of Latvia, Mr. Valdis Zatlers, who told the participants that leadership is based on knowledge, experience, wisdom and creativity. - All young people, in his opinion, in our modern society, must be prepared to stand up when they fall and overcome their failures.

According to him, the most important is creativity. As he stressed, it is essential for a leader.

- You can copy everything, but with that you do not do anything new. The creativity of a leader is vital, information is knowledge without experience. Experience is what you get when you do not get what you want. It means you become experienced when you fail to succeed, said Zatlers.

The School for Young Leaders, as he stressed, is a great opportunity to share experiences and skills for new leaders. – We, who have experience with less knowledge of you, need to share our experience with you so you can receive it, said Zatlers.

About thirty renowned lecturers from top educational and professional institutions from the Republic of Macedonia, Europe and the world will share their knowledge, experiences and views on the leadership to a total of 40 participants at this year's School for Young Leaders, which is President Ivanov's personal initiative.

Among the lecturers at this year's School for Young Leaders are: Mr. David Goldsmith, one of the leading experts in business management and leadership, Ozgur Tort, Chief Executive Officer of MIGROS Group, Stefan Peter, President of the Executive Board of EVN Macedonia, Ms. Pinar Ayvaz Arikan, General Director of Turkish Airlines in Skopje, Mr. Eser Cevahir, Director of Cevahir Holding, Sani Sener, Executive Director of TAV Airports, Bybars Altuntas, President of the World Business Angels Investment Forum, David Beckett, TEDx Coach, Ms. Snezana Zivcevska - Stalpers, Project Manager at IBM.

Lectures will also be delivered by other prominent individuals, leaders of successful companies, and representatives of established institutions from Macedonia, Europe and the world.

This year, the school's program will focus on best practices and knowledge for developing eco-systems for encouraging start-up, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as business research and innovation in general.

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, accompanied by his wife, Ms. Maja Ivanova, today in the monastery complex "Transfiguration of Christ" in Gostivar, which is still under construction, attended the church and people's gathering on the occasion of the Christian holiday Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ.

President Ivanov congratulated the present believers the great Christian holiday, with wishes for good health, love and happiness. The church ceremony was performed by the Tetovo - Gostivar Metropolitan, Josif.

The cornerstone of the monastery complex "Transfiguration of Christ" was laid in 2014 after previous building approval of the Municipality of Gostivar and a blessing of the Tetovo-Gostivar Metropolitan Josif, at the initiative of the citizens of the settlement Ciglana, Gostivar, who help the construction of the monastery church with their own donations and funds.

Претседателот на Република Македонија, д-р Ѓорге Иванов денеска ги додели сертификатите на учесниците во програмата „Ден со македонските водечки извршни директори".

- Доделување на сертификатите е еден вид признание за тоа што сте го стекнале како искуство, знаење и вештини престојувајќи заедно со едни од најуспешните менаџери во Македонија. Допрва ве очекува она што сте го научиле и што сте го стекнале да го применувате во животот, рече претседателот Иванов, порачувајќи им искуствата да ги пренесуваат на нивните блиски и пријатели.

Македонскиот претседател ја поздрави иницијативата за спроведување на овој проект, што се реализираше под негово покровителство, а во организација на Советот на странски инвеститори од Стопанската комора на Македонија, изразувајќи надеж дека менаџерите вклучени во проектот успешно ги пренеле нивните искуства и знаења на учесниците и дека оваа иницијатива ќе продолжи во Македонија.

- Целта е, знаењето што го стекнавте да го примените во Република Македонија и да ги поттикнете и охрабрите другите дека во Македонија има успешни компании, кои благодарејќи на Советот за странски инвестиции ја реализираа оваа идеја, истакна македонскиот Претседател.

Задоволство од реализацијата на програмата изрази и претседателот на Советот на странски инвеститори во Македонија, г. Штефан Петер, кој се заблагодари на претседателот Иванов за поддршка на оваа иницијатива и им порача на учесниците дека е најважно да имаат идеја и да опстојуваат на нејзино остварување.

Девора Велинов, една од учесниците во оваа програма нагласи дека искуството кое што го стекнале на средбите со менаџери е многу значајно и дека секој менаџер ги научил и им пренел некоја различна лекција.

Во програмата учествуваа 13 студенти од додипломски, постдипломски и докторски студии од областа на правните и економските науки, бизнис администраци, електротехника и информациски технологии, електроенергетика и архитектура. Студентите имаа можност непосредно да се запознаат со работниот ден на менаџерите, да навлезат во процесите на водењето на една компанија и да се стекнат со знаења, практични искуства и вештини во насока на развој на нивниот претприемачкиот дух.

Оваа програма се реализираше за прв пат во Република Македонија во периодот од април до август 2018 година, а меѓу успешните менаџери коишто ја спроведуваа обуката се Штефан Петер од ЕВН Македонија, Илина Јакимовска од „Комфи ангел", Волфганг Марингер од „Арчелор митал", Владимир Косијерод од „Пивара Скопје" и Аврам Стојчевски од „Ван Хол".

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, within the official visit to the Republic of Moldova, met today with the Moldovan Prime Minister, Mr. Pavel Filip, and the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Andrian Candu.

The meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Pavel Filip, commended the friendly relations between the two countries and expressed interest in intensifying the overall bilateral cooperation. President Ivanov and the Moldovan Prime Minister considered the possibilities for boosting economic cooperation by utilizing the existing potentials and by improving the contractual framework between the two countries.

President Ivanov stressed that the Republic of Macedonia supports the European perspectives of the Republic of Moldova and the implementation of the Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the EU, which includes provisions for a comprehensive free trade agreement. The Macedonian President expressed openness for exchange of experiences regarding the European Union and readiness for mutual assistance. The meeting also exchanged views on similar challenges relating to the European Union that the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Moldova face as two small countries.

The interlocutors welcomed the cooperation in the area of home affairs, judiciary, health, education and science, culture, agriculture, transport and communications, labor and social policy and local self-government and encouraged the institutions to initiate new contents and implement joint projects.

At the meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Andrian Candu, President Ivanov expressed hope that the cooperation between the institutions of both countries in the future will be enhanced in the function of enriching the cooperation contents on a bilateral, regional and multilateral level.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the current political developments in the Republic of Macedonia and in the Republic of Moldova, as well as on the challenges the Southeast Europe region is facing. A common conclusion was that peace, stability and security of the region are crucial for the entire European continent. For this purpose, it is necessary to strengthen regional cooperation and strengthen mutual trust and support, President Ivanov said at the meeting.

President Ivanov stressed that strategic goals of the Republic of Macedonia are the European Union and NATO. Regarding the European perspectives of Moldova, President Ivanov reaffirmed the interest and political will of the Republic of Macedonia for sharing the European experiences and the course of the reform processes with Moldova.

The Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament welcomed the determination of the Republic of Macedonia to provide an excellent business climate for foreign investment. He pointed out that his country is striving to create institutional trust and reforms in the justice system. In that direction, the Moldovan Speaker stressed the need for sharing experience between the parliaments of both countries aimed at increasing the bilateral exchange.

Moldova has been part of NATO's partnership program since 1994, and in 2014, the Republic of Moldova and the EU signed an Association Agreement, with provisions of a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.

Within the official visit to the Republic of Moldova, President Ivanov had a meeting today with the Metropolitan Vladimir Kantaryan of Chisinau and of all Moldova.

This is the first official visit of a Macedonian President to the Republic of Moldova. Yesterday in Chisinau, President Ivanov had a meeting with the President of Moldova, Mr. Igor Dodon.